"But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and …" — Ezekiel 2:8

Ezekiel 2:8 · KJV

“But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.”

— Ezekiel 2:8

Verse 7

And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they {are} most rebellious. {most...: Heb. rebellion}

Verse 9

And when I looked, behold, an hand {was} sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book {was} therein;

Ezekiel 2 — Context

And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns {be} with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they {be} a rebellious house. {briers...: or, rebels}

And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they {are} most rebellious. {most...: Heb. rebellion}

But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.

And when I looked, behold, an hand {was} sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book {was} therein;

And he spread it before me; and it {was} written within and without: and {there was} written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.

Cross References

Revelation 10:9

And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take {it}, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

Jeremiah 15:16

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. {I am...: Heb. thy name is called upon me}

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

Ezekiel 3:1-3

Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.

1 Peter 5:3

Neither as being lords over {God's} heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. {being lords over: or, overruling}

Ezekiel 3:10

Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.

1 Timothy 4:14-16

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

Numbers 20:10-13

And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?